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Doc Pomus
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<p>Jerome Solon Felder (June 27, 1925 – March 14, 1991), known professionally as Doc Pomus, was an American <a href="/facts/Blues/f2WSr9QQ">blues</a> singer and songwriter. He is best known as the <a href="/facts/Songwriter/QGzWL6YL">co-writer</a> of many <a href="/facts/Rock_and_roll/hNDC5KwW">rock and roll</a> <a href="/facts/Hit_record/cFBCe0aS">hits</a>. Pomus was inducted into the <a href="/facts/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame/6hRagsTD">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> as a non-performer in 1992, the <a href="/facts/Songwriters_Hall_of_Fame/6uv4LrM0">Songwriters Hall of Fame</a> (1992), and the <a href="/facts/Blues_Hall_of_Fame/VjUKLYeE">Blues Hall of Fame</a> (2012). </p>